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A fire broke out at the norfolk steel company during the night of april 16, 1988

Norfolk Steel Company; Chesapeake, Virginia · Chesapeake, Virginia · NOAAORR-6567

issued
1988-04-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-05-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-05-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.798, -76.290
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Norfolk Steel Company; Chesapeake, Virginia.
Chesapeake, Virginia.
1. A fire broke out at the Norfolk Steel Company during the night of April 16, 1988. The building contained old car parts, including shredded rubber, foam, and plastic. The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Emergency Services used instrumentation to monitor the vapors coming off the fire. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Hampton Roads was notified of the incident on April 18. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: OLD CAR PARTS, SHREDDED RUBBER, FOAM, PLASTIC.
3. POSITION 36.798N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6567: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6567

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